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You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity.
Kirk Douglas
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Kirk Douglas
Age: 103 †
Born: 1916
Born: December 9
Died: 2020
Died: February 5
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Issur Danielovitch
Izzy Demsky
Isador Demsky
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